Eight local authorities have funding to deliver International Recruitment (IR) enhanced offers until March 2026. These initiatives provide targeted support to displaced international care workers and local care markets.

New 2025/26 Enhanced Offers (January – March 2026)

Coventry: The local care market is currently saturated with international care workers, with some providers having a 100% international workforce. The enhanced offer has shifted focus to skills-building, maintenance and family support – working alongside the regional Lifted Job Matching offer.

Dudley: Supporting international care workers to gain local employment through accessible support, intelligence gathering, outreach events and signposting.

Staffordshire: Improved provider engagement through targeted communications, training resources and the Social Care Academy, alongside increased sponsorship licences.

Telford & Wrekin: The council provides holistic support via Citizens Advice, with ongoing consultation with care providers and workers. If you are a care provider in Telford & Wrekin and would like more information please email: hello@wmca.intrenational

Warwickshire: Training, compliance, driving support and English language enhancement. 12 confirmed displaced workers supported into employment.

Ongoing 2024/25 Enhanced Offers (October 2024 – March 2026)

Sandwell – Regional training and support focused on the prevention, detection and response to exploitation.

Walsall: Wellbeing Empowered Solutions CIC supporting 138 displaced workers, many with families; trust and data-sharing issues persist.

Wolverhampton: Holistic support delivered via an online hub and the Refugee Migrant Centre, with in-person sessions.